Anterior segments cylindrical, while the remaining flat. Proboscis with no teeth or papillae; a pair of pointed palps at each corner. Six pairs of tentacular cirri attached to cirrophores and are easily detachable. First setigerous segment with a long dorsal cirrus with a cirrophore, 1-2 setae.
Dorsal ramus reduced with a large dorsal cirri and few setae while the ventral rami lobe-like with several setae and a small ventral cirri. Notosetae comprises many capillary setae with unequal limbs; Neurosetae all compound, some with long pointed end pieces, and fewfalcigers with bidentate tips.

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